News Analysis
The Sunni-Shi'a War
Fight the Sunni, Hate the Jews

Hezbollah turns up the anti-Israel rhetoric even as it turns its guns away from Jerusalem toward Aleppo.

South China Sea Standoff
Beijing Wants US out of South China Sea Negotiations

Chinese officials say they want to implement a “code of conduct” with ASEAN in 2017.

Blue Model Blues
Why Don’t Teachers Make More Money?

If pensions had been properly managed, most of the “teacher pay penalty” could be wiped out overnight.

Frack Baby Frack
The World Is Gassing Up on US Shale

Shale gas supplies are going to have a field day over the next 25 years, and the United States is going to lead the way.

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Twice the Price for Half the Speed

The Acela is yet another case study in why U.S. infrastructure is so bad.

After the Coup
Erdogan Releases 38,000 Prisoners to Make Room for Coup Plotters

Out with the thieves, in with the teachers.

overregulated
Zoned Out

Powerful interests will fight to keep crony-capitalist land-use regulations in place.

The European Immigration Crisis
A Question of Identity

Few EU nations have resisted refugee resettlement more than Slovakia. To understand why, you have to go deeper than boilerplate about “xenophobia.”

Here Come the Robots
Hedge Funds Bleeding

Revolutions are famous for devouring their children; the information revolution is chomping on the hedge funds.

At A Crossroads
Three Choices for Puerto Rico

A slowly-moving crisis is renewing nationalist calls for independence. There are merits to these demands, but all options should be carefully explored first.

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